I'm losing friends because I have coronavirus

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I'm not sure what I want from this thread, a hand hold I guess.

This morning I received my test results and I'm positive. I put a post on Facebook set to just family and friends, warning people who've had contact with me to get tested and highlighting the need to watch out for symptoms other than the textbook ones.

I'm worried about my elderly mum who has hypertension who I've had direct contact with so my anxiety is through the roof and I'm scared.

Somebody I've known for thirteen years jumped on the post taking the mick saying if I get run over by a lorry in the next few weeks they'll put me down as a covid death as it's not a real virus but a government ploy. I told him now wasn't the time for conspiracy theories and to leave me be, he said he was removing me because I "believe the government" and he blocked me.

Somebody else I've known for a long time came on saying how the virus isn't real and "they" have given me a positive result to keep the numbers up.

Both people I've been friendly with for a long time and had no idea they held these types of views. The last thing I needed today was to deal with this. I thought I was doing the right thing by warning people to look out for symptoms other than the textbook ones (because I had none of them)

AIBU to think these people were never friends in the first place.

OP, the two people you've mentioned on Facebook are Facebook friends, they aren't real friends

I would like to talk yes because I'm frightened. I suffer with anxiety as it is and was worried about this happening.

I'll ask MN to move my thread.

Initially it felt like glandular fever which I had before years ago, I considered whether it was an allergic reaction as I'd been to the zoo last Monday. The feeling of my throat being restricted (but not sore) lasted two days.

I then developed thrush down below.

Then a blocked runny nose and sneezes.

I didn't have a cough, temperature, shortness of breath or change in my taste or smell.

The group I shared it to on Facebook consisted of 16 people so not the world and it's wife.

So, what symptoms did you have?

Well, you’ve lost dickheads rather than friends, no?
Maybe now is the time to think about the company you keep. I don’t have any whacko clever dick thick as mince conspiracy theorists in my social circle.
No loss, those two.

I agree it’s a big attention seeking to be putting it on Facebook though! It’s a bit “hospital check in”

So, excuse my ignorance but if you get a positive, aren’t you supposed to be contacted by the track and trace people? They’re the ones who alert people you’ve been in close contact with?

Not sure FB is the official channel tbh.

Sorry to hear about your positive test OP. I hope you have a mild case.

There are many more symptoms than the ones the government advertise eg headaches, gastrointestinal problems, skin rashes, heart palpitations, loss of appetite, fatigue etc. I don’t think that everyone is aware of the full range of symptoms.

If you have Facebook friends who think Corona virus is a hoax then it’s no bad thing to tell them that someone they actually know has it.

Sorry to hear you have coronavirus, your friends on Facebook were being idiotic. I recently recovered from covid, I tested positive earlier this month. I had it fairly mild and recovered fully, most people seem to recover well. I didn’t post on social media but obviously told the one person I had been around, luckily they tested negative.

Try not to worry, I know it’s scary and made worse by seeing it on the news every day. Even in elderly people, the majority still recover from it so try to relax and do things that will take your mind off it.

If you are losing friends Because of having Covid 19 than it’s because you have shit friends

However posting on FB for everyone to see... drama llama!

Doesn't sound like a huge loss if these "friends" delete you.

It's no loss.

Your friends are dicks and you’re better off without them. I personally don’t see anything wrong with letting family and friends know you’ve been diagnosed with Covid. We could all use some friendly support in the face of a scary diagnosis. Take care of yourself and feel better soon! 💐

Well, I guess it’s an effective way of weeding out the barking mad ones from among your acquaintances.
I’m sure they’ll get over it in time. Then you can decide if you want them back as friends. Just ignore them. And any who tell you it’s all down to Bill Gates or 5G.

To be fair as test and trace doesn’t seem to be 100% (surprise surprise) maybe it is better to announce it on FB. Also OP seems to have only shared it with a small group so not announcing it to the world and his wife.

Oh bless you. I'd be terrified too. How long have you had it? Hopefully you should pick up soon. Most people do. If you feel worse call 111. That's why they are there.

Ps your ex friends are batshit.

The facebook post was a knee jerk reaction in panic but I did think it was helpful to share my experience and how it differed very much from what we're told to look out for.

As I said it wasn't broadcast to my whole friends list just close family and 'friends'

I did post here for traffic yes because I'm frightened. I was hoping I'd get some reassurance (and I have so thank you to those referencing their loved ones getting it and being ok)

I'm also pretty gutted about that one particular friends response. We've had direct contact so he should be more concerned than he is, but that aside why would you block a friend because they don't want to listen to how the government are conspiring yada yada.

I woke up to the email and text and my panic has just spiralled.

Sorry for posting. I'll ask it to be removed.

Take it off facebook, let the test and trace contact people or contact the people you are concerned about individually.

I think you have just found some more information about some acquaintances opinions.

I hope your Mum is ok, can she be tested to get some reassurance?

Why put in on Faceache ? You could have privately text people.

All sounds a bit over dramatic.

Sounds like the trash took themselves out. Sorry you have Covid, it must be very scary.

I haven't been contacted by track and trace yet so I began contacting people myself.

Family, friends (whos DC are at the same nursery at mine), my osteopath etc.

Why ask for your post to be deleted?

You posted about your thrush on Facebook and some blokes made mean comments.

If you have covid and they think you're a government pasty for saying so, I wouldn't worry about losing them as "friends".

Op you're getting a hard ride on here.

Your worked about your Mom, you have anxiety, your feel poorly and you told 16 people.

That's hardly dramatic.

Fwiw I think things like this show us who a poor true friends are. You don't have to agree with them, but anyone who dumps you because you have mainstream views probably isn't a great loss.

I how you're feeling better soon

I messaged not sure why you are getting such a hard time on here!

Anyway they obviously aren’t real friends.

If like me you have only close friends and family on your Facebook and no randoms or people you don’t really know then i can understand why you posted on Facebook.

I don’t believe T&T is fully working correctly, so the fact you’ve let everyone know that’s you’ve been in contact with to Be more aware is good,

I hope you feel better soon, my friend didn’t have the usual signs of Coronavirus either but tested positive too,

Some of the posters here are absolute arseholes. There’s a weird hatred on MN for social media, and it sounds like posters are jealous that the OP is getting attention. Imagine being jealous of someone for having a potentially fatal illness!

In the real world people put major stuff in their lives on Facebook. Only on MN is that considered being an attention whore or drama llama.